The new Batgirl team and its direction have been greeted with enthusiasm. The new Catwoman team and direction was announced a few days earlier, but it has not been as warmly welcomed, partly because it was signaled months earlier in Batman #28. That issue spoiled the mid point in the weekly series, Batman Eternal.…

The new creative team for Batgirl is being celebrated for their (as yet unpublished) new direction and tone for the book. This makes it a good time to look at what the series has been about before. Is it good that it's changing? What has been the tone and direction thus far since the reboot of the New 52?

With announcements about new creative teams and directions for Batgirl and Catwoman, it is a good time to review what these new directions are replacing. As Birds of Prey (BoP) is ending at the same time, I wanted to include it in my review. While each title has been affected by many similar challenges, they are…